ASROCK N73PV-GS Owner's manual

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Copyright Notice:Copyright Notice:

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No part of this installation guide may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or trans-

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tion or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

Disclaimer:Disclaimer:

Disclaimer:

Specifications and information contained in this guide are furnished for informational

use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a

commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions

that may appear in this guide.

With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind,

either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or

conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall

ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special,

incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of

business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been

advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the guide

or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic

substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations

passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in

California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

Published November 2008

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1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 Chassis Speaker Header

2 775-Pin CPU Socket (SPEAKER 1, Purple)

3 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i Chipset 16 Print Port Header (LPT1, Purple)

4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 17 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 18 Front Panel Audio Header

(DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) (HD_AUDIO1, Lime)

6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 19 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

7 IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) 20 PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)

8 Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1; Red) 21 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE2)

9 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 22 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1)

10 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 23 BIOS SPI Chip

11 Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3; Red) 24 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)

12 Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4; Red) 25 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)

13 Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2; Red) 26 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)

14 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange) 27 ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1)

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1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 Microphone (Pink)

2 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

3 RJ-45 Port 8 VGA Port

4 Line In (Light Blue) 9 COM Port

5 Line Out (Lime) 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

* To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front

panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming.

For Windows

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XP:

After restarting your computer, you will find “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer

ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH” or

“4CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker

and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio. Then

reboot your system.

For Windows

®

Vista

TM

:

After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the

system tray. Set “Speaker Configuration” to “Quadraphonic” or “Stereo”. Click “Device

advanced settings”, choose “Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio

streams simultaneously”, and click “ok”. Then reboot your system.

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1. Introduction1. Introduction

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock N73PV-GS / N73PV-S motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers

excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to qual-

ity and endurance.

This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-

step installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in

the user manual presented in the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be

updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without

notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated

version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You

may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website

as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit

our website for specific information about the model you are using.

www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

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ASRock N73PV-GS / N73PV-S Motherboard

(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm)

ASRock N73PV-GS / N73PV-S Quick Installation Guide

ASRock N73PV-GS / N73PV-S Support CD

One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (Optional)

One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional)

One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)

One I/O Panel Shield

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1.2

SpecificationsSpecifications

Specifications

Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.0-in, 24.4 cm x 17.8 cm

CPU - LGA 775 for Intel

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Core

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2 Extreme / Core

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2 Quad / Core

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2 Duo / Pentium

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Dual Core / Celeron

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Dual Core / Celeron

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,

supporting Quad Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale

processors

- FSB1333/1066/800/533MHz

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports EM64T CPU

Chipset - NVIDIA

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GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i

Memory - 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots

- Support DDR2 800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory

- Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 3)

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

- 2 x PCI slots

Graphics - Integrated NVIDIA

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GeForce 7100

- DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0

- Max. shared memory 256MB (see CAUTION 4)

Audio - 5.1 CH Windows

®

Vista

TM

Premium Level HD Audio

(ALC662 Audio Codec)

LAN - N73PV-GS:

Realtek Giga PHY RTL8211CL, speed 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- N73PV-S:

Realtek PHY RTL8201EL, speed 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x Serial Port: COM1

- 1 x VGA Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Connector - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot

Plug” functions (see CAUTION 5)

- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)

- 1 x Floppy connector

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WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting

the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the third-

party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even

cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at

your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by

overclocking.

- 1 x Print port header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

(see CAUTION 6)

BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- Supports Smart BIOS

Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)

Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 7)

- Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 8)

- Instant Boot

- Hybrid Booster:

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 9)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 10)

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

OS - Microsoft

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Windows

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XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

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/ Vista

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64-bit compliant

Certifications - FCC, CE

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page

38 of “User Manual“ in the support CD.

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read

“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 20 for details.

3. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be

less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows

®

XP

and Windows

®

Vista

TM

. For Windows

®

XP 64-bit and Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

4. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor

and is subject to change. Please check NVIDIA

®

website for the latest

information.

5. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII

Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 23 of “User Manual“ in the support CD to

adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect

SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.

6. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft

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Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit / Vista

TM

/ XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2.

7. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil

your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware

devices to get the best system performance under Windows

®

environment. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of

ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

8. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design,

Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers

unparalleled power savings. In other words, it is able to provide excep-

tional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing

computing performance. Please visit our website for the operation pro-

cedures of Intelligent Energy Saver.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

9. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recom-

mended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recom-

mended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system

or damage the CPU.

10. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the

motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it

back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal

grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC

system.

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InstallationInstallation

Installation

Pre-installation PrecautionsPre-installation Precautions

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install mother-

board components or change any motherboard settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any

component. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the

motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static

electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet

or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch

a safety grounded object before you handle components.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded

antstatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the

motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the

screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1

CPU InstallationCPU Installation

CPU Installation

For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU,

please follow the steps below.

Before you insert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, please check if

the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket.

Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is

found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

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Step 1. Open the socket:

Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing

down and out on the hook to clear

retention tab.

Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open po-

sition at approximately 135 degrees.

Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po-

sition at approximately 100 degrees.

Step 2. Insert the 775-LAND CPU:

Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edges where are

marked with black lines.

Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated

Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two

orientation key notches.

For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key

notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.

Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket

by using a purely vertical motion.

Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket

and properly mated to the orient keys.

Step 3. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap):

Use your left hand index finger and thumb to

support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap

with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the

socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to

assist in removal.

black line

775-Pin Socket

Pin1

alignment key

Pin1

orientation

key notch

orientation

key notch

775-LAND CPU

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1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking

off the PnP cap.

2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after

service.

Step 4. Close the socket:

Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS.

Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load

plate, engage the load lever.

Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab

under retention tab of load lever.

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2.2

Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan

and heatsink.

Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775-LAND CPU.

Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center

of IHS on the socket surface.

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure

fan cables are oriented on side closest to the

CPU fan connector on the motherboard

(CPU_FAN1, see page 2, No. 4).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard

throughholes.

Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press

down on fastener caps with thumb to install

and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.

If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise,

the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.

Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan

connector on the motherboard.

Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure

cable does not interfere with fan operation or

contact other components.

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2.3 Installation of Memor2.3 Installation of Memor

2.3 Installation of Memor

y Modules (DIMM)y Modules (DIMM)

y Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots.

Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or

removing DIMMs or the system components.

Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break

on the slot.

The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent

damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the

slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully

snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)

There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.

PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI

interface.

PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width

cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane

width graphics cards.

Installing an expansion cardInstalling an expansion card

Installing an expansion card

Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power supply

is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation

of the expansion card and make necessary hardware

settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws

for later use.

Step 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is com-

pletely seated on the slot.

Step 4. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

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2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature

2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature

This motherboard supports Multi Monitor upgrade. With the internal onboard VGA and

the external add-on PCI Express VGA card, you can easily enjoy the benefits of Multi

Monitor feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a multi monitor

environment:

1. Install the NVIDIA

®

PCI Express VGA card to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot). Please refer

to page 12 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.

2. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel of this

motherboard. Connect another D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub connector of

the add-on PCI Express VGA card. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the

VGA/DVI-D connector of the add-on PCI Express VGA card.

3. Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Share Memory”

option to adjust the memory capability to [16MB], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] or

[256MB] to enable the function of onboard VGA/D-sub. Please make sure that

the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory. If

you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of “Share Memory”, [Auto],

will disable onboard VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted

to this motherboard.

4. Install the onboard VGA driver to your system. If you have installed the onboard

VGA driver already, there is no need to install it again.

5. Set up a multi-monitor display.

For Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Right click the desktop, choose “Properties”, and select the “Settings” tab so

that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to the steps

below.

A. Click the “Identify” button to display a large number on each monitor.

B. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish

to be your primary monitor, and then select “Primary”. When you use

multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be Primary, and

all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.

C. Select the display icon identified by the number 2.

D. Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”.

E. Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary.

F. Set the “Screen Resolution” and “Color Quality” as appropriate for the

second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values.

G. Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number

one, two and three.

For Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit OS:

Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display

Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor

according to the steps below.

A. Click the number ”2” icon.

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B. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and “Extend the desktop onto

this monitor”.

C. Click “OK” to save your change.

D. Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number

one, two and three.

6. Use Multi Monitor feature. Click and drag the display icons to positions

representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use. The

placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to

another.

2.6 Jumpers Setup2.6 Jumpers Setup

2.6 Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are setup.

When the jumper cap is placed on

pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is

placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The il-

lustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1

and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed

on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting Description

PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2, pin3 to enable

(see p.2 No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2

or USB wake up events.

Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power

supply.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.2 No. 10)

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes

system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system

setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup,

please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply.

After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1

for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the

BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you

must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-

CMOS action.

Short Open

Clear CMOSDefault

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2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place

jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper

caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent dam-

age of the motherboard!

FDD connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1)

(see p.2 No. 17)

Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the

connector.

Primary IDE connector (Blue)

(39-pin IDE1, see p.2 No. 7)

Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.

Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII (SATAII)

(SATAII_1: see p.2, No. 8) connectors support SATA data

(SATAII_2: see p.2, No. 13) cables for internal storage

(SATAII_3: see p.2, No. 11) devices. The current SATAII

(SATAII_4: see p.2, No. 12) interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s

data transfer rate.

connect the black end

to the IDE devices

connect the blue end

to the motherboard

80-conductor ATA 66/100133 cable

Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data cable

Data Cable can be connected to the SATA /

(Optional) SATAII hard disk or the SATAII

connector on this motherboard.

the red-striped side to

Pin1

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Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end of

Power Cable SATA power cable to the power

(Optional) connector on each drive. Then

connect the white end of SATA

power cable to the power

connector of the power supply.

connect to

the power

supply

connect to the SATA

HDD power connector

SATAII_1 SATAII_3

SATAII_2 SATAII_4

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1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on

the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio

header as below:

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows

(see p.2 No. 18) convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you

(4-pin CD1) to receive stereo audio input

(CD1: see p.2 No. 19) from sound sources such as

a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV

tuner card, or MPEG card.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin US4_5) ports on the I/O panel, there are

(see p.2 No. 26) three USB 2.0 headers on this

motherboard. Each USB 2.0

header can support two USB

2.0 ports.

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.2 No. 25)

(9-pin USB8_9)

(see p.2 No. 24)

Print Port Header This is an interface for print

(25-pin LPT1) port cable that allows

(see p.2 No. 16) convenient connection of printer

devices.

CD1

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System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel

(see p.2 No. 14) functions.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header.

(see p.2 No. 15)

A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.

B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.

C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).

D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t

need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select

Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from

[Auto] to [Enabled].

F. Enter Windows system. Click the icon on the lower right hand

taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager.

For Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Click “Audio I/O”, select “Connector Settings” , choose

“Disable front panel jack detection”, and save the change by

clicking “OK”.

For Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit OS:

Click the right-top “Folder” icon , choose “Disable front

panel jack detection”, and save the change by clicking “OK”.

Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and

(see p.2 No. 9) match the black wire to the

ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector Please connect a CPU fan cable

(4-pin CPU_FAN1) to this connector and match

(see p.2 No. 4) the black wire to the ground pin.

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Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin

CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.

If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this

motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.

3-Pin Fan Installation

Pin 1-3 Connected

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ATX 12V Connector Please connect an ATX 12V

(4-pin ATX12V1) power supply to this connector.

(see p.2 No. 27)

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector.

(see p.2 No. 6)

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20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector,

it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply.

To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power

supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.

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2.82.8

2.8

Driver Installation GuideDriver Installation Guide

Driver Installation Guide

To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive

first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on

the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install

those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

2.92.9

2.9

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

Installing Windows

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XP / XP 64-bit / Vista XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

TM TM

TM

/ Vista/ Vista

/ Vista

TMTM

TM

64-bit W64-bit W

64-bit W

ithout RAID Fithout RAID F

ithout RAID F

unctionsunctions

unctions

If you want to install Windows

®

XP, Windows

®

XP 64-bit, Windows

®

Vista

TM

or Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below

procedures according to the OS you install.

2.9.1 Installing Windows2.9.1 Installing Windows

2.9.1 Installing Windows

®®

®

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

F F

F

unctionsunctions

unctions

If you want to install Windows

®

XP / Windows

®

XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs

without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

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2.9.2 Installing Windows2.9.2 Installing Windows

2.9.2 Installing Windows

®®

®

Vista Vista

Vista

TMTM

TM

/ Vista / Vista

/ Vista

TMTM

TM

64-bit Without 64-bit Without

64-bit Without

RAID F RAID F

RAID F

unctionsunctions

unctions

If you want to install Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit on your SATA / SATAII

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit OS on your system.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [AHCI].

STEP 2: Install Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit OS on your system.

Insert the Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit optical disk into the optical drive

to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit OS on your system. When you see “Where do you want to install Windows?

” page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the “Load

Driver” button on the left on the bottom to load the NVIDIA

®

AHCI drivers. NVIDIA

®

AHCI

drivers are in the following path in our Support CD:

(There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please

choose the one for Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit.)

.. \ I386 \ AHCI_Vista (For Windows

®

Vista

TM

OS)

.. \ AMD64\ AHCI_Vista64 (For Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit OS)

After that, please insert Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit optical disk into

the optical drive again to continue the installation.

2.102.10

2.10

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

Installing Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit / Vista XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

TM TM

TM

//

/

VistaVista

Vista

TMTM

TM

64-bit W 64-bit W

64-bit W

ith RAID Fith RAID F

ith RAID F

unctionsunctions

unctions

If you want to install Windows

®

XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit on your SATA /

SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please refer to the document at the following path in

the Support CD for detailed procedures:

..\ RAID Installation Guide

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3. BIOS Information3. BIOS Information

3. BIOS Information

The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up

the computer, please press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter

BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to

enter BIOS Setup after POST, please restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> +

<Delete>, or pressing the reset button on the system chassis. The BIOS Setup

program is designed to be user-friendly. It is a menu-driven program, which allows

you to scroll through its various sub-menus and to select among the predetermined

choices. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to the User

Manual (PDF file) contained in the Support CD.

4. Software Support CD information

This motherboard supports various Microsoft

®

Windows

®

operating systems: XP /

XP 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit. The Support CD that came with the motherboard

contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will enhance motherboard features.

To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. It will display

the Main Menu automatically if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main

Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the file “ASSETUP.

EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.

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Untied Overclocking TUntied Overclocking T

Untied Overclocking T

echnologyechnology

echnology

This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during

overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you

enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of BIOS setup

to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied

during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate

under a more stable overclocking environment.

Please refer to the warning on page 6 for the possible overclocking risk

before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.

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